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  • Ford announces some changes atop the inside global team of design

    Ford announces some changes atop the inside global team of designFollowing the Stephen Mattin departure as Volvo head in design, Ford announced a global leadership design restructuring. So, Peter Horbury will be taking over for vice president - Volvo design - Mattin, with Moray Callum that was set for taking over Horbury’s last post as Ford Americas design executive director.Horbury is very close to Volvo apparently, as he appointed in 1991 the brand name's design director. The first design of Horbury went in production as the C70 1997, followed by the S80 1998. The design elements brought by Horbury were apparent also in Volvo’s V40, S40, S60, C30, XC90, V70 and the ...

    Tags: ford, change, team, design

  • Obama ousting Ron Gettelfinger - UAW leader

    Obama ousting Ron Gettelfinger - UAW leaderGiven Rick Wagoner's ouster from his CEO General Motors position, it's quite fair the government would force Ron Gettelfinger UAW President to step down, affirms Connie Mack – Florida Republican congressman. He believes that all the unions are as blame like the management at GM for the firm's present situation (financially).'If President Obama is willing to fire the CEO of General Motors because of his failures, then he should be even-handed in demanding Ron Gettelfinger’s resignation for his equally egregious failures' Mack stated.Mack affirmed he sees the unions sharing evenly the blame for the woes of the Detroit Three. 'Union bosses share equal blame ...

    Tags: gm, general_motors, obama, gettelfinger, uaw, ford, chrysler

  • Japanese carmakers concerned about GM, Chrysler

    Japanese carmakers concerned about GM, ChryslerThe carmakers from Asia have agreed repeatedly that a failure at 1 or all of the Big Three carmakers in Detroit would send some shockwaves on the global all-new auto industry because important suppliers from North America would fail ultimately without their GM, Chrysler and Ford contracts.'A healthy U.S. auto industry is in the best interests of everyone' affirmed Alan Buddendeck, the corporate vice president in global communications for Nissan, reported to the Associated Press.'I think it will be best if General Motors is able to continue its operations' Katsuaki Watanabe (pictured) Toyota president told the reporters in the previous week when he was ...

    Tags: gm, japan, chrysler, general_motors, ford

  • Ford starts detailed discussions with potential Volvo customers

    Ford starts detailed discussions with potential Volvo customersRight since Ford announced officially its Volvo brand name was up late previous year for 'strategic review', there have been lot of sale rumors on the Internet. And, while some of them are false, it looks as a few, at least, are real as Ford is right in the middle of detailed discussions with Volvo potential customers.Ford announced Wednesday officially that it's holding words with potential clients of Volvo, even stating it's surprised by 'number and quality' for Volvo suitors. 'We’ve had contact with a number of parties who’ve expressed interest concerning the future of Volvo' John Gardiner, Ford’s European director - strategic communications, reported ...

    Tags: ford, volvo, buyer, customer, gardiner, europe, rumor, internet

  • First Mustang GT500 2010 and two concept autos to be auctioned

    First Mustang GT500 2010 and two concept autos to be auctionedFord will auctioning off for cash some historical pieces but this is not a fire sale plan; all the proceeds will go to charity. The 1st retail Ford Shelby GT500 2010 and a pair of concept Mustang GT autos on April 9-11 at the Barrett-Jackson Palm Beach Collector Car Auction.It’s easy to understand the first GT500 significance, and the supercharged DOHC V8 5.4-liter engine putting out 540 horsepower plus 510 foot-pounds torque. But all the concept autos may be even more interesting now. These are 2 of the autos that began touring back in 2003 like a retro look preview (5th generation).So, all MSRP proceeds ...

    Tags: ford, mustang, gt, 2010, concept, auction, muscle, shelby

  • Ford presents us its amazing Fiesta Zetec-S Mountune

    Ford presents us its amazing Fiesta Zetec-S MountuneFord will bring the new small Fiesta to America. But some of you may think that there's little to be celebrating, considering Zetec S - the hottest variant has an engine of 1.6-liter that makes only 118 hp. Ford may be working already on it because although they decided not to build an ST variant of the small auto, this allows tuner Mountune upgrading the Fiesta in Europe with the blessing of the manufacturer.Mountune adds 20 hp with high-flow induction air system, featuring high performance exhaust (tubular manifold and high-flow catalyst), and engine re-calibration. The zero to sixty time - from 9.9 seconds up to ...

    Tags: ford, fiesta, zetec-s, mountune, hatchback

  • EV-maker Think building City car in America

    EV-maker Think building City car in AmericaThink - Norwegian electric auto manufacturer just announced in Ann Arbor, Michigan, its plans for opening a plant in the US to supply the North American people with 60,000 small city autos per year. The carmaker afirms it is talking to 8 states about that assembly factory, that would employ initially about 3 hundred workers having a 16,000 TH!NK City cars (starting capacity).'The U.S. is quickly overtaking Europe as an attractive market for EVs and is an ideal location to engineer and build EVs,' Richard Canny - Think CEO afirmed in a statement for the media. 'We see ourselves playing a small but potentially ...

    Tags: ev, think, city, america, u.s., usa

  • WCOTY announcing the finalists

    WCOTY announcing the finalistsThe Auto Show in New York has a really odd placement. And... by the time of that event, most of the carmakers have revealed already their great releases for the present year plus are waiting for those shows in the fall (Frankfurt/Paris) teasing the huge releases for the upcoming year. So 1 thing that became great deal coming out of the event is the World Car of the Year Awards.Back in January, they were eleven finalists, and the jury narrowed now the field to 3:  Ford Fiesta  Toyota iQ  Volkswagen Golf VIThere are sub-categories also, and 1 that we are interested in particularly are the ...

    Tags: wcoty, finalist, win, winner, competition, award, show, event

  • Ford makes 100,000th SUV hybrid, receives 565m Dollars pledge from AT&T

    Ford makes 100,000th SUV hybrid, receives 565m Dollars pledge from AT&TFord reached an iimportant milestone this week earlier as its production plant in Kansas City made its 100,000th SUV hybrid. The Kansas City factory start making the Escape Hybrid by Ford and Mercury Mariner Hybrid 5 years ago. So, despite the age, both units hold still the title for SUVs most fuel-efficient on the market, having a 32 mpg mixed average in drive guise front-wheel. Bill Ford - Ford chairman says its milestone will just be the 1st of many for Blue Oval. 'As we celebrate our 100,000th hybrid, America’s interest in hybrid vehicles keeps growing, as does Ford’s commitment to advanced powertrain technologies ...

    Tags: ford, hybrid, suv, at&t

  • GM postponing the diesel for the half-ton trucks

    GM postponing the diesel for the half-ton trucksDiesel pickups (light-duty) were apparently the 'in' thing only some months ago, every single truck maker has no delayed introduction (officially made) of the diesel factories now that General Motors confirmed the Duramax diesel 4.5-liter is on hold at least until after 2010.General Motors follows trough in the Ford footsteps, that put its diesel F-150 program on hold indefinitely, Toyota, which affirmed its diesel unit is a no-go at the moment, and Dodge, that has pushed the program back until next year. 'Due to capital constraints and the current economic climate, the 4.5-liter Duramax is on indefinite hold,' Susan Garavaglia - GM powertrain spokesperson told ...

    Tags: gm, general motors, diesel, half-ton, truck
  • april 2007 Ford C-MAX
  • 4-doors, sedan - Fuel: petrol
    Topspeed: 250 km/h
  • january 2009 Ford Fiesta
  • 5-doors, wagon - Fuel: diesel
    Topspeed: 180 km/h
  • january 2005 Ford Focus
  • 5-doors, hatchback - Fuel: petrol
    Topspeed: 194 km/h
  • january 2005 Ford Focus Wagon
  • 4-doors, sedan - Fuel: petrol
    Topspeed: 194 km/h
  • june 2004 Ford Focus Coupe-Cabriolet
  • 4-doors, sedan - Fuel: petrol
    Topspeed: 209 km/h
  • october 2004 Ford Fusion
  • 5-doors, stationwagon - Fuel: petrol
    Topspeed: 219 km/h
  • january 2006 Ford Galaxy
  • 2-doors, cabriolet - Fuel: petrol
    Topspeed: 200 km/h
  • january 2006 Ford Ka
  • 5-doors, mpv - Fuel: petrol
    Topspeed: 171 km/h
  • january 2006 Ford Kuga
  • 5-doors, mpv - Fuel: diesel
    Topspeed: 183 km/h
  • march 2007 Ford Mondeo
  • 4-doors, sedan - Fuel: petrol
    Topspeed: 186 km/h
  • january 2008 Ford Mondeo Wagon
  • 4-doors, mpv - Fuel: diesel
    Topspeed: 142 km/h
  • november 2008 Ford S-MAX
  • 5-doors, hatchback - Fuel: petrol
    Topspeed: 157 km/h
  • august 2008 Ford Capri
  • 4-doors, sedan - Fuel: diesel
    Topspeed: 225 km/h
  • may 2005 Ford Cougar
  • 4-doors, sedan - Fuel: diesel
    Topspeed: 230 km/h
  • august 2007 Ford Escort
  • 4-doors, sedan - Fuel: petrol
    Topspeed: 205 km/h
  • may 2007 Ford Escort Stationwagon
  • 5-doors, stationwagon - Fuel: petrol
    Topspeed: 220 km/h
  • may 2007 Ford Escort Clipper
  • 5-doors, stationwagon - Fuel: petrol
    Topspeed: 230 km/h
  • february 2008 Ford Escort Wagon
  • 5-doors, stationwagon - Fuel: diesel
    Topspeed: 205 km/h
  • may 2008 Ford Escort Cabrio
  • 5-doors, stationwagon - Fuel: bio-ethanol
    Topspeed: 230 km/h
  • august 2007 Ford Escort Cabriolet
  • 5-doors, stationwagon - Fuel: petrol
    Topspeed: 235 km/h
  • august 2007 Ford Expedition
  • 5-doors, stationwagon - Fuel: petrol
    Topspeed: 230 km/h
  • may 2008 Ford Explorer
  • 5-doors, stationwagon - Fuel: petrol
    Topspeed: 230 km/h
  • may 2006 Ford Fiesta Classic
  • 5-doors, wagon - Fuel: petrol
    Topspeed: 210 km/h
  • may 2006 Ford Focus C-MAX
  • 5-doors, hatchback - Fuel: petrol
    Topspeed: 208 km/h
  • november 2000 Ford Granada
  • 5-doors, stationwagon - Fuel: petrol
    Topspeed: 214 km/h
  • march 2002 Ford Granada Stationwagon
  • 5-doors, stationwagon - Fuel: diesel
    Topspeed: 212 km/h
  • october 2005 Ford Sportka
  • 4-doors, sedan - Fuel: petrol
    Topspeed: 222 km/h
  • january 2007 Ford Streetka
  • 4-doors, sedan - Fuel: petrol
    Topspeed: 222 km/h
  • october 2007 Ford Mustang
  • 4-doors, sedan - Fuel: petrol
    Topspeed: 222 km/h
  • september 2006 Ford Mustang Convertible
  • 4-doors, sedan - Fuel: petrol
    Topspeed: 222 km/h
  • june 2007 Ford Maverick SWB
  • 4-doors, sedan - Fuel: petrol
    Topspeed: 222 km/h
  • october 2005 Ford Maverick LWB
  • 4-doors, sedan - Fuel: petrol
    Topspeed: 240 km/h
  • january 2005 Ford Orion
  • 3-doors, coupé - Fuel: petrol
    Topspeed: 200 km/h
  • march 1990 Ford Probe
  • 2-doors, cabriolet - Fuel: petrol
    Topspeed: 190 km/h
  • june 1995 Ford Puma
  • 2-doors, cabriolet - Fuel: petrol
    Topspeed: 210 km/h
  • june 1998 Ford Scorpio
  • 2-doors, cabriolet - Fuel: petrol
    Topspeed: 211 km/h
  • january 1989 Ford Scorpio Wagon
  • 2-doors, coupé - Fuel: petrol
    Topspeed: 250 km/h
  • april 1980 Ford Sierra
  • 4-doors, sedan - Fuel: diesel
    Topspeed: 150 km/h
  • october 1986 Ford Sierra Stationwagon
  • 4-doors, sedan - Fuel: petrol
    Topspeed: 201 km/h
  • october 1989 Ford Taunus
  • 4-doors, sedan - Fuel: petrol
    Topspeed: 216 km/h
  • august 1991 Ford Taunus Stationwagon
  • 4-doors, sedan - Fuel: petrol
    Topspeed: 244 km/h
  • october 1986 Ford Taurus
  • 5-doors, stationwagon - Fuel: petrol
    Topspeed: - km/h
  • september 1985 Ford Taurus Stationwagon
  • 5-doors, stationwagon - Fuel: petrol
    Topspeed: 188 km/h
  • october 1986 Ford Thunderbird
  • 5-doors, stationwagon - Fuel: petrol
    Topspeed: 188 km/h
  • october 1986 Ford Tourneo Connect
  • 5-doors, stationwagon - Fuel: petrol
    Topspeed: - km/h
  • january 1985 Ford Windstar
  • 5-doors, stationwagon - Fuel: petrol
    Topspeed: 196 km/h